i40e_ptp_con..._to_hwtstamp(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 i40e_ptp_con..._to_hwtstamp(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for i40e_ptp_convert_to_hwtstamp — yes the title is truncated in the header (i40e_ptp_con..._to_hwtstamp(9)) because kernel function names are absolutely unhinged and nobody could fit that whole thing in a man page header, periodt.

✨ NAME ✨

i40e_ptp_convert_to_hwtstamp — literally just converting the device clock to system time, no cap 🕰️

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void i40e_ptp_convert_to_hwtstamp (struct skb_shared_hwtstamps
*hwtstamps , u64 timestamp );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • hwtstamps — the timestamp structure you're updating, she's the main character here, she gets written to 💖
  • timestamp — the timestamp straight from the hardware, fresh out of the NIC ✨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so here's the vibe: we need to convert the NIC clock value into a hwtstamp so the upper level timestamping functions can actually use it. and the way that the timestamp is simply a 64-bit nanosecond value?? iconic. because of that we can just call ns_to_ktime directly to handle it. no extra steps, no drama, it's giving efficient 🫶

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file: ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c

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👑 the cute sign-off 👑

this gem lives over at ./drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e, dated October 2026, and answers to the name i40e_ptp_con..._to_hwtstamp(9). mwah 💋 go convert some timestamps bestie 💜

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